Colonial Hong Kong in the eyes of Elsie Tu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elliott, Elsie, 1913-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elliott, Elsie, 1913-.

Elliott, Elsie.

Democracy.

Hong Kong (China)--History--20th century.

Hong Kong (China).

Hong Kong (China)--Politics and government.

Hong Kong (China)--Politics and government--1997-.

Hong Kong (China)--Social conditions--1945-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a book with strong messages for today. Mrs Tu's deep concerns about the current international scene have the most immediate and obvious topical relevance. But there is an equally strong lesson in her description of the corruption that used to be so pervasive in Hong Kong and her battles against it.

Contents:

Preface; Autobiographical Note; 1 A First Taste of Hong Kong in the 1950s; 2 Hong Kong After the Second World War-First Impressions of the Early Days; 3 The Municipal Councils of Hong Kong; 4 Hawkers as Prey to Corruption; 5 The Chronic Housing Problem; 6 The Housing-Policy Stimulus to Corruption; 7 The Trials and Tribulations of Registering a School; 8 Of Officials, Contractors and Triads; 9 Hong Kong-1960s Criminal Paradise; 10 Even the Legal System . . .; 11 Corruption Reaches out to Transport; 12 Two Summers of Discontent: 1966 and 1967; 13 Peter Godber Gives the Game Away

14 Is the Independent Commission Against Corruption(ICAC) Succeeding in Its Mission?15 Democracy in Hong Kong; 16 Step-by-Step Democracy; 17 The Transitional Years in Hong Kong, 1992-97; 18 Hong Kong's Future After 2007; 19 Colonial Ignorance; 20 Why Write About Democracy?; 21 What Is Democracy?; 22 The Development of Democracy; 23 A Machiavellian Era; 24 The Imperialist Mind; 25 How Democratic Is a Stolen Country?; 26 Economic Colonialism; 27 Fascism After the Second World War; 28 The Legacy of the Monroe Doctrine; 29 Democracy Misinterpreted; 30 A New Concept of Democracy; 31 Voting Systems

32 Quotations on Democracy and Pseudo-DemocracyEpilogue; Appendices

Notes:

Statement of responsibility in Chinese characters.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-70582-2

9786612705823

988-220-079-6

OCLC:

647849845